5 quickest turnarounds between fights in UFC history

Khamzat Chimaev made his name off the back of two fights in quick succession

This weekend’s UFC Fight Night show sees Terrance McKinney take on Drew Dober, and incredibly, ‘T-Wrecks’ is taking the bout on just 14 days’ notice.

Over the years, we’ve seen a number of UFC fighters take bouts on incredibly late notice, often with a very quick turnaround after their previous fight.

The method doesn’t always work, as plenty of fighters ended up losing momentum after taking a late-notice bout close to their previous one, but for others, taking the risk helped advance their career greatly.

Khamzat Chimaev is just a monster 💪

The first thing he did was pick Rhys McKee up and carry him to his corner so he could work his GNP in front of the opposition team 😳 https://t.co/8hs6zLBTyx

With that in mind, here are the five quickest turnarounds in UFC history.

#5. Sijara Eubanks – UFC flyweight contender

Sijara Eubanks fought twice in the space of two weeks in 2020

It’s probably safe to say that Sijara Eubanks’ career with the UFC hasn’t gone as well as she might’ve initially hoped. However, she still deserves plenty of credit for taking a fight on a quick 14-day turnaround in late 2020.

Eubanks came into the promotion back in 2017 via the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter, and after defeating three opponents on the reality show, found herself in line for a shot at becoming the inaugural women’s flyweight champion.

However, after missing weight for that title bout, ‘SarJ’ did not make her official debut in the octagon until June 2018, and in the years that have followed, her career has largely been an up-and-down one.

After reeling off two straight wins as a bantamweight in 2020, though, Eubanks appeared to be hitting her stride. The second of those wins came on September 12th against Julia Avila, and was enough to convince ‘SarJ’ to take a major risk just two weeks later.

A fire fight from the first minute!

🔥 @RagingPandaMMA & @SarjnCharge are throwing from the start. #UFCVegas10 https://t.co/JMMvBls4sd

With Marion Reneau injured, former top bantamweight contender Ketlen Vieira required a new opponent. Eubanks decided to take the fight, hoping that a win would catapult her to the top of the division.

Unfortunately, she lost the bout by unanimous decision, halting her momentum to the point that she also fell to defeat in her next bout just three months later. At the time of writing, ‘SarJ’ has won just one of her past four fights, meaning that her decision to fight on a quick turnaround failed to pay off.